WCS 2024

[Vos]

In the picture the decisive attack of Kopecky on the final steep climb, the Via Santa Catarina.
Longo Borghini finished as 2nd, and Vollering( 3rd ) completed the podium by outsprinting Niewiadoma( 4th ) on the finishline.

CFF League winner = Vos 


A superior Pogačar won with minutes ahead after a solo of more than 80 km.
Even the battle for podiumplaces was not exciting, because for a long time the 2 "chasers" were more than a minute ahead of the rest.
Skujiņš( 2nd ) and van Gils( 3rd ) battled it out on the Via Santa Catarina who finished as 2nd.

CFF League winner = WinterIsComing 

[Vos]

next tours ;
  4 hours and 19 minutes left to join.
previous winners ; Animatoca ( 23 ), Vos ( 22 + 19 ), ophiuko ( 21 ), Patrick Kok ( 20 ), pizzaboys ( 18 ), AJFactoryCycling ( 17 ), MarnixStar ( 16 ).
  1 day and 3½ hours left to join.
previous winners ; Animatoca ( 23 ), Vlominck ( 22 ), Mitte ( 21 ), Vos ( 20 + 17 ), pizzaboys ( 19 ), AJFactoryCycling ( 18 ), Sjiz ( 16 ).

[Vos]

  Kooij wins stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = ophiuko 

[Vos]

  Ayuso wins the flat time trial of 10 km.

CFF League stage 1 winner = ophiuko    & split victor of all WCS participants !

  de Kleijn wins stage 2.

CFF League stage 2 winner = pizzaboys 
pizzaboys is the new GC leader.

[Vos]

  Philipsen sprinted to stage 2 victory.

CFF League stage 2 winner = Vos 
ophiuko is still the GC leader.

  UAE Team Emirates took a surprising, lucky( = no rain ) win in the team time trial.
McNulty is the new GC leader. The current top 4 GC is all UAE Team on 0:00"

According to me / traditionally in a TTT, the time of the 3rd ór 4th cyclist counts as finish time for the team + as finish time for the individual GC.
Except for the ones who dropped, who finished behind that decisive 3rd or 4th cyclist, they get their real finish time in the ind. GC.
In this stage 3 TTT of Paris Nice there was an experiment that the 1st cyclist could keep his final time,
or something like that, I did not look properly into this experiment with new TTT rules.

CFF League stage 3 winner = ophiuko 
pizzaboys is still the GC leader.

[ophiuko]

It's the second year with Paris-Nice testing this experiment. Last year they did the same, although it was a flat TT. I think it doesn't make much of a difference except for the fact that the team GC leader can go solo on the last climb to try and gain a few more seconds, but for the most part any team need several cyclists, otherwise the speed is going to be slower. A good example this year was BORA, which left only three riders after the first climb, and clearly that wasn't enough and led them into losing time.

To be honest, for flat TTTs, I prefer the traditional rules where it's the 3rd-4th-5th cyclist the one that marks the time for the whole team. It is more 'team-like'. If there is a final climb, I can see the benefit of these rules.

[Vos]

Thanks, Ophiuko, nice to know this info.

And perhaps nice that a TTT can have more strategic options. But in practice(= how it really, actually unfolds ) I have my doubts.
Anyway, they can experiment, but in this specific case the weather(= rain ) had the biggest "strategic" influence.

Referring to your comment about the TTT in the Tour du Rwanda, where no individual GC points were awarded, what surprised us both.
As you can see, in this TTT stage 3 Paris Nice the team points ánd the GC points did count ( = i.mo. normal for a TTT in the CFF League ).

[Vos]

  Bauhaus wins stage 3.

CFF League stage 3 winner = ophiuko 
ophiuko is still the GC leader.

  Buitrago climbed to victory on Mont Brouilly. Plapp is the new GC leader.

CFF League stage 4 winner = Mitte 
Mitte is the new GC leader halfway this Paris Nice.

[Vos]

  Milan wins stage 4.

CFF League stage 4 winner = Vos 
Vos is the new GC leader with 3 more stages to go.

  Kooij wins stage 5.

CFF League stage 5 winner = ophiuko 
Mitte is still the GC leader with 3 more stages to go.


next race ;
  2 days and 2½ hours left to join.
previous winners ; Vos ( 23 ), ophiuko ( 22 + 21 ).

[Vos]

Vingegaard attacked( see picture ) on the final mountain and won solo with an enormous gap of 1:12"

CFF League stage 5 winner = Mitte 
Vos is still the GC leader with 2 more stages to go.


Skjelmose wins mountain stage 6, just before new GC leader McNulty and new nr 2 GC Jorgensen.

CFF League stage 6 winner = Vos 
Patrick Kok is the new GC leader with 2 more stages to go.

[Vos]

  Vlasov wins mountain stage 7, that was modified and shortened to 104 km due to the rain.

CFF League stage 7 winner = ophiuko 
Patrick Kok is still the GC leader with 1 more stage to go.

  Again a solo victory of GC leader Vingegaard in a mountain stage.

CFF League stage 6 winner = Vlominck 
Vos is still the GC leader with 1 more stage to go.

[Vos]

Evenepoel and Jorgensen attacked GC leader McNulty in an exciting final mountain stage.
McNulty lost the leader's jersey to Jorgenson, who finished as 2nd in the wheel of stage winner Evenepoel.
In the picture the final GC ;  2nd Evenepoel 0:30",  1st Jorgenson 0:00",  3rd McNulty 1:47"

CFF League stage 8 winner = Vos 

GC winner = Patrick Kok 
Patrick Kok wins also the sprint- and youth jerseys.
Vlominck wins the mountain jersey.


Milan wins sprint stage 7.
In the picture the final GC ;  2nd Ayuso 1:24",  1st Vingegaard 0:00",  3rd Hindley 1:52"

CFF League stage 7 winner = Mitte 

GC winner = Mitte 
Vos wins the sprint- and youth jerseys.
Vlominck wins the mountain jersey.

  Final results ;  1st Wiebes 0:00",  2nd Balsamo 0:02",  3rd Pieterse 0:04".

CFF League winner = ophiuko 

[Vos]

SEASON TR0PHIES 2024 :
( the only rule= when there is an equal amount of victories, the person who won last will be ranked higher )

TOP 7 Divine Champions Trophy

1 Patrick Kok   4
2 Vos   4
3 ophiuko   3
4 Mitte   2
5 WinterIsComing   1
6 Teacher   1
7 Kalarratas   1

TOP 8 Chief of Classics Trophy

1 Vos   8
2 ophiuko   4
3 Mitte   2
4 pizzaboys   2
5 Animatoca   2
6 WinterIsComing   1
7 azerite   1
8 Vlominck   1

TOP 13 Emperor of Stage Wins Trophy 
( including prologue )

1 ophiuko   21
2 Mitte   15
3 Vos   14
4 Animatoca   7
5 Patrick Kok   6
6 Vlominck   5
7 pizzaboys   4
8 WinterIsComing   4
9 Teacher   4
10 Kalarratas   3
11 Mlb   3
12 azerite   1
13 Combuijs   1

TOP 6 Royal Sprint Trophy

1 Vos   5
2 Patrick Kok   3
3 ophiuko   3
4 Mitte   3
5 Teacher   1
6 Kalarratas   1

TOP 11 King of the Mountains Trophy

1 Vlominck   3 
2 Animatoca   3
3 Patrick Kok   2
4 Vos   2
5 ophiuko   2
6 pizzaboys   1
7 WinterIsComing   1
8 Teacher   1
9 azerite   1
10 Combuijs   1
11 Kalarratas   1

TOP 9 Prince of Youth Trophy

1 ophiuko   7 
2 Mitte   4
3 Vos   3
4 Patrick Kok   1
5 azerite   1
6 Teacher   1
7 pizzaboys   1
8 Animatoca   1
9 Mlb   1

[Vos]

next races ;
  4 hours and 5 minutes left to join.
previous winners ; Vos ( 23 + 18 ), ophiuko ( 22 + 21 ), GaoYao ( 20 ), Patrick Kok ( 19 ).
  5 hours and 15 minutes left to join.
previous winners ; ophiuko ( 23 + 22 ), GaoYao ( 21 ), TeamElrosportu ( 19 ), Thorin ( 18 ).

[Vos]

Magnificient solo victory of Bettiol. The podium was completed by J.Christen( 0:07" ) and Hirschi( 0:09" ).

CFF League winner = Vos 

Many crashes in this race, that was won by a mighty sprint of Merlier. 2nd Jakobsen and 3rd Philipsen.

CFF League winner = Mitte